{
  "id": 3801369,
  "title": "French presidential candidates clash at first debate before upcoming elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/french-presidential-candidates-clash-at-first-debate-before-upcoming",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T19:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260827-french-presidential-candidates-clash-at-first-debate-before-upcoming-elections"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Seven of France's leading candidates locked horns on Thursday in their first debate, eight months ahead of an increasingly tight and crowded election to succeed President Emmanuel Macron. The debate comes less than eight months ahead of the 2027 election to choose France's new leader, with centrist incumbent Macron having served the maximum two consecutive terms.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'Great public test': French presidential hopefuls to face off at business summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/great-public-test-french-presidential-hopefuls-to-face-off-at",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:15:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "French presidential candidates clash in first debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/french-presidential-candidates-clash-in-first-debate",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:57:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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